Full name Richard Boateng Years Team Height 1.8 m | Role Footballer Name Richard Boateng | |
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Date of birth (1992-07-10) 10 July 1992 (age 23) | ||
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Richard Boateng (born 10 July 1992) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for Spanish club Extremadura as a defensive midfielder.
Club career
Born in Accra, Boateng made his senior debuts with Liberty Professionals FC, but moved to Spain in the 2010 summer, joining Granada CF's reserve team in the regional leagues.
On 26 January 2012 he was loaned to Cádiz CF. He went on to appear with the B-side in Tercera División. On 27 July he moved to CD San Roque de Lepe in Segunda División B, also in a temporary deal; he appeared in 36 matches (2511 minutes of action), scoring two goals, but the Andalusians were relegated nonetheless.
On 28 February 2014 Boateng played his first match as a professional, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 0–4 La Liga loss at Athletic Bilbao.
Boateng joined Spanish third-tier side Extremadura on 1 January 2017.